Paranomus dispersus

Paranomus dispersus, the long-head sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Paranomus dispersus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Paranomus
Species:	P. dispersus
Binomial name
Paranomus dispersus Levyns

Description

The shrub grows up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and flowers mainly from August to November. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollinated by insects. The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants.

In Afrikaans, it is known as langkopsepter.

Distribution and habitat

The plant occurs from the Great Winterhoek Mountains to the Riviersonderend Mountains to the Outeniqua Mountains and Swartberg and Rooiberg. It grows in sandstone sand at altitudes of 300–1,200 m (980–3,940 ft).

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External links

• Media related to Paranomus dispersus at Wikimedia Commons
• "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
• "Paranomus dispersus (Long-head sceptre)". biodiversityexplorer.info. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
• "Common Sceptres". proteaatlas.org.za. Retrieved 2022-01-06.